Leaf anatomy and histochemistry of Lippia citriodora (Verbenaceae)

dc.contributor.author	Argyropoulou, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Akoumianaki-Ioannidou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Christodoulakis, NS	en
dc.contributor.author	Fasseas, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:33Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	00671924	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT10072	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5066
dc.subject.other	anatomy	en
dc.subject.other	cytoplasm	en
dc.subject.other	dicotyledon	en
dc.subject.other	indigenous population	en
dc.subject.other	ornamental species	en
dc.subject.other	phytochemistry	en
dc.subject.other	scanning electron microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	secondary metabolite	en
dc.subject.other	Aloysia triphylla	en
dc.subject.other	Citrus limon	en
dc.subject.other	Lippia	en
dc.subject.other	Verbenaceae	en
dc.title	Leaf anatomy and histochemistry of Lippia citriodora (Verbenaceae)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1071/BT10072	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Lippia citriodora H.B.K. is an aromatic plant indigenous to South America. It is cultivated and commercialised as an ornamental for its lemon-like scent emitted from its leaves and flowers. The present morphoanatomical and histochemical study revealed that leaves of L. citriodora possess one type of setae (non-glandular) and at least five types of glandular trichomes, with the latter differing anatomically and in the composition of their secondary metabolites. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the same types of trichomes exist also on the calyces. Histochemical tests indicate that the glandular trichomes contain a combination of terpenoids, flavonoids, carbohydrates, phenolics and alkaloids. However, within the vacuoles of the mesophyll cells, terpenoids, phenolics, flavonoids and tannins are stored. The presence of lamellar cytoplasmic inclusions in the mesophyll cells, possibly precursors of tannins stored in the vacuoles, is reported for the first time. © 2010 CSIRO.	en
heal.journalName	Australian Journal of Botany	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.volume	58	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1071/BT10072	en
dc.identifier.spage	398	en
dc.identifier.epage	409	en